What's in a Name? or Enterprise Systems' Reincarnations (Part I) ...

... a Consona industry solution for plastics processors with ... high-tech (hardware and software), telecom and complex equipment (medical and manufacturing) sectors. ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../2007/12/11/whats-in-a-name-or-enteprise-systems-reincarnations-part-i/ - 56k - 2007-12-11

How Green Is Your Technology Landscape? » The TEC Blog

... metal and plastic fractions, which are then sold to smelters or plastics recyclers ... are possible in the same area, indirectly permitting improved software design ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2008/05/22/how-green-is-your-technology-landscape/ - 33k - 2008-05-22

The Tricky Enterprise Applications Needs of Plastics Producers

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... majority of major ERP and SCM software systems, but ... address the needs of the plastics industry simply ... similar to nearly all discrete manufacturing environments ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/09/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_09_05_06_1.asp - 21k - 2006-09-05 Summary: General enterprise resource planning (ERP) providers, even those which are viable companies with a solid product, typically do not meet the tricky requirements that are vital to the plastics industry and related so-called mill or material converter businesses.

Differing Plastics Flavors

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... rates suggest that productivity in plastics manufacturing grew about ... growth rate achieved by manufacturing as a ... have chosen to develop software solutions that ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/09/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_09_06_06_1.asp - 19k - 2006-09-06 Summary: There is no one process used when manufacturing plastic products, since manufacturing methods depend on the final product. Indeed, products range from injection molding and plastic extrusion, to extrusion blow molding, injection blow molding, stretch blow molding, and thermoformed plastics.

The TEC Quick Case for IQMS

by TEC staff writer ... The company was founded in 1989 by Randy and Nancy Flamm with a goal to create software for the plastics and repetitive manufacturing market. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/quickcase/2005/12/research_notes/VN_QC_TS_12_12_05_1.asp - 10k - 2005-12-12 Summary: IQMS specializes in high-volume manufacturing ERP solutions, especially in made-to-order areas. This Quick Case for IQMS provides a concise background, which is oriented toward organizations considering an IQMS solution.

Why Service Matters: Enterprise Solutions, Market Differentiation ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Examples of "processed plastics" include extruded railings, frames, cables, etc. ... published TEC articles, such as Processing Manufacturing Software: A Primer ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/04/research_notes/PN_ER_PJ_04_05_05_1.asp - 21k - 2005-04-05 Summary: While IQMS resembles many of its peers from the lower-end of the enterprise applications market, IQMS can tout its comprehensive one-source delivery and services and implementation methodology as its differentiating trait.

One Product for Large and Small Manufacturers: Challenges and User ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... as it does in the plastics, and will ... Infor Global Solutions, MAPICS, Intuitive Manufacturing Systems, Microsoft ... the favorable ratio of software license fees ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/04/research_notes/PN_ER_PJ_04_09_05_1.asp - 17k - 2005-04-09 Summary: A solid product aside, good may be just too good for IQMS. Potential customers may shy away because its well-rounded solution may seem more appropriate for the upper-end of the market. This, combined with IQMS' reliance on Oracle, and its well-integrated product will pose challenges to the vendor's growt

IQMS Prospers by Helping Enterprises Work Smarter

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... of the current system; and acts as an advocate for software enhancements that ... 2002 and was installed in some of the largest plastics manufacturing companies in ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/04/research_notes/PN_ER_PJ_04_04_05_1.asp - 23k - 2005-04-04 Summary: IQMS has certainly succeeded in helping hundreds of midsized plastic processors and other repetitive manufacturers increase their 'collective intelligence quotient' through the fully functional EnterpriseIQ. IQMS has expanded throughout Europe and Asia, and believes with its service policy, it can conti

TEC: Process Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Evaluation Center

... ERP is suited for organizations manufacturing products that ... as paints, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, plastics, food and ... like all ERP software, aim at ... http://erp.technologyevaluation.com/process-manufacturing/index.asp - 51k - 2007-11-26

Enterprise Application Provider May Deepen Market Impact

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... in the life sciences, machinery, chemical and plastics, automotive, consumer ... the fact that SoftBrands distributes its manufacturing software and services ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/03/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_03_03_06_1.asp - 24k - 2006-03-03 Summary: The worst is past for SoftBrands. However, the vendor must still deal with the problem of blending many formerly independent organizations together, while figuring out how best to leverage their different technological and industrial strengths.